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FTX Inquiry Sets Stage for Regulatory Turf War
Cryptocurrency // December 01, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) isn’t the only one going in front of an audience this week. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam appeared before the Senate Agriculture Committee in Washington on Thursday (Dec. 1) to answer questions about the FTX collapse, just one day...

CFTC Lures Crypto Community with Rule Changes, Consultations
Cryptocurrency // April 19, 2022

In the last weeks, countries like the U.K., the United Arabs Emirates and even the U.S. have increased their efforts to lure the crypto community and attract investments by pledging crypto-friendly regulatory environments.   In the U.S., lawmakers have introduced proposals to legislate certain aspects...

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CFTC to Propose Strengthening Regulations to Safeguard Customer Funds

November 09, 2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly working on a draft proposal to enhance regulatory defenses and protect client funds. Coming in response to last year’s collapse of crypto giant FTX, the proposal aims to expand the scope of existing regulations to include exchanges that allow customers to trade without going through a brokerage, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Nov. […]